1st National Assembly for Wales
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This is a list of Assembly Members (AMs; Welsh: Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ACau) elected to the first National Assembly for Wales at the 1999 election.[1]
Legislative bodyNational Assembly for Wales
JurisdictionWales, United Kingdom
Meeting placeCrickhowell House, Cardiff
Term6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003
| 1st Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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 Crickhowell House in 2007 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | National Assembly for Wales | ||
| Jurisdiction | Wales, United Kingdom | ||
| Meeting place | Crickhowell House, Cardiff | ||
| Term | 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 | ||
| Election | 1999 National Assembly for Wales election | ||
| Government | Michael government (1999–2000) Interim Morgan government (2000) First Morgan government (2000–03) | ||
| Opposition | Shadow Cabinet of Dafydd Wigley (1999–2000) Shadow Cabinet of Ieuan Wyn Jones (2000–03) | ||
| Members | 60 | ||
| Presiding Officer | Dafydd Elis-Thomas (1999–2003) | ||
| First Minister | Alun Michael (1999–2000) Rhodri Morgan (2000–03) | ||
| Deputy First Minister | Mike German (2000–01) Jenny Randerson (2001–02; acting) Mike German (2002–03) | ||
Composition of the Assembly
| Party | 1999 election |
Prior to 2003 election | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • | Labour | 28[a] | 28 |
| Plaid Cymru | 17 | 17 | |
| Conservative | 9 | 9 | |
| • | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•) The House of Commons Library reported that Labour won 28 seats, Plaid Cymru 17, the Conservatives 9, and the Liberal Democrats 6 in the first Welsh Assembly election.[2]
Members
- Lorraine Barrett
- Mick Bates
- Peter Black
- Nick Bourne
- Eleanor Burnham
- Rosemary Butler
- Alun Cairns
- Christine Chapman
- Cynog Dafis
- Jane Davidson
- Andrew Davies
- David Davies
- Geraint Davies
- Glyn Davies
- Janet Davies
- Jocelyn Davies
- Ron Davies
- Richard Edwards
- Dafydd Elis-Thomas
- Sue Essex
- Delyth Evans
- Val Feld
- Mike German, Baron German
- Brian Gibbons
- William Graham
- Janice Gregory
- John Griffiths
- Christine Gwyther
- Alison Halford
- Brian Hancock
- Edwina Hart
- Christine Humphreys
- Jane Hutt
- Pauline Jarman
- Ann Jones
- Carwyn Jones
- David Jones
- Elin Jones
- Gareth Jones
- Helen Mary Jones
- Ieuan Wyn Jones
- Peter Law
- Huw Lewis
- David Lloyd
- Val Lloyd
- John Marek
- David Melding
- Alun Michael
- Tom Middlehurst
- Jonathan Morgan
- Rhodri Morgan
- Lynne Neagle
- Alun Pugh
- Jenny Randerson, Baroness Randerson
- Rod Richards
- Peter Rogers
- Janet Ryder
- Karen Sinclair
- Gwenda Thomas
- Owen John Thomas
- Rhodri Glyn Thomas
- Dafydd Wigley
- Kirsty Williams
- Phil Williams
See also
Notes
- Includes 8 MSs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.